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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-12 |
| 16.97 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 13 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 70.4, which is better than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s score of 62.5. Both of these tablets work with the same iPadOS 18.x operating system, so you shouldn't perceive any difference regarding that. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features just a bit better looking display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a larger display and a little brighter screen.
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) have incredibly similar storage for applications and games, both have the same internal storage. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) both count with very similar processing units, although the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has 8 more cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better camera than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both of them have a back camera with a 12 mega-pixels and a same size aperture. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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